Genesis 50:24

Genesis 50:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Context of Genesis 50:24

22Joseph remained in Egypt—he and his father’s household—and Joseph lived 110 years. 23Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s sons. Also the sons of Machir, Manasseh’s son, were born upon Joseph’s knees. Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m about to die. But God will surely take notice of you and will bring you up from this land to the land that He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25Then Joseph made Israel’s sons swear an oath saying, “When God takes notice of you, you will bring my bones up from here.” 26So Joseph died at 110 years old, and they embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

Genesis 50:24 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־אֶחָ֔יו אָנֹכִ֖י מֵ֑ת וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים פָּקֹ֧ד יִפְקֹ֣ד אֶתְכֶ֗ם וְהֶעֱלָ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את אֶל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֛ע לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• I dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will surelyפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
• you, and bring you outעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• of this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• which he swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• to Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• and to Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290

Cross-references for Genesis 50:24

• Genesis 50:5“My father made me take an oath saying, ‘Behold, I am about to die. In my tomb—which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan—there you must bury me.’ So now, please allow me to go up and bury my father, and then return.”
• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow will you eat food, until you return to the ground, since from it were you taken. For you are dust, and to dust will you return.”
• Job 30:23For I know that you will bring me to death, to the house appointed for all the living.
• Ecclesiastes 12:5when they also are afraid of heights and of dangers on the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry fails to excite— for a man is going to his eternal home, and mourners go about in the street—
• Romans 5:12So then, just as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, in the same way death spread to all men because all sinned.
• Hebrews 9:27And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this judgment,
• Genesis 21:1Then Adonai visited Sarah just as He had said, and Adonai did for Sarah just as He had spoken.
• Exodus 4:31So the people believed. When they heard that Adonai had remembered Bnei-Yisrael and had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshipped.
• Genesis 15:14But I am going to judge the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will go out with many possessions.
• Genesis 26:3Live as an outsider in this land and I will be with you and bless you—for to you and to your seed I give all these lands—and I will confirm my pledge that I swore to Abraham your father.
• Genesis 35:12The land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac— I give it to you, and to your seed after you I will give the land.”
• Genesis 46:4I Myself will go down with you to Egypt and I Myself will also most certainly bring you up. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.”
• Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die. But God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
• Exodus 3:16“Go now, gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them: ‘Adonai, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—has appeared to me, saying, I have been paying close attention to you and have seen what is done to you in Egypt.
• Genesis 12:7Then Adonai appeared to Abram, and said, “I will give this land to your seed.” So there he built an altar to Adonai, who had appeared to him.
• Genesis 13:15For all the land that you are looking at, I will give to you and to your seed forever.

Commentaries on Genesis 50:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Joseph said - I die - That is, I am dying; and God will surely visit you - he will yet again give you, in the time when it shall be essentially necessary, the most signal proof of his unbounded love towards the seed of Jacob. And bring you out of this land - Though ye have here every thing that can render life comfortable, yet this is not the typical land, the land given by covenant, the land which represents the rest that remains for the people of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-26Verses 1-26 - The Burial of Jacob 10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.” 11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl -mı̂tsrayı̂m Abel-Mitsraim, “mourning of Mizraim,” or meadow of Mizraim. This chapter records the burial of Jacob and the death of Joseph, and so completes the history of the chosen family, and the third bible for the instruction of man. Genesis 50:1-3 After the natural outburst of sorrow for his deceased parent, Joseph gave orders to embalm the body…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 Joseph having honoured his father, his days were long in the land, which, for the present, God had given him. When he saw his death approaching, he comforted his brethren with the assurance of their return to Canaan in due time. We must comfort others with the same comforts with which we have been comforted of God, and encourage them to rest on the promises which are our support. For a confession of his own faith, and a confirmation of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25God will surely visit you: These words from Joseph are repeated twice. They summarize the hope found in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. God would come to his people and act to save them. God’s coming in the Messiah (the promised descendant of Abraham and God’s chosen king) would bring an end to the curse (the result of sin) and bring God’s promised blessing in a new creation (a renewed world). God’s faithful people would wait with hope for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Joseph said unto his brethren, I die--The national feelings of the Egyptians would have been opposed to his burial in Canaan; but he gave the strongest proof of the strength of his faith and full assurance of the promises, by "the commandment concerning his bones" [He 11:22].Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 50:24

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Commentaries on Genesis 50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings